Here's what the Magic must resolve before training camp

The Orlando Magic’s 2013 offseason has been notable so far because of its relative inactivity.

As some teams made major trades or significant free-agent signings, the Magic have stood pat. Their key move was their decision to use the second overall pick in the NBA Draft to select guard Victor Oladipo out of Indiana University.

But the team still has some work left to do. Here’s a look at what the Magic need to accomplish before they convene for training camp on Oct. 1.

Resolving the vets’ futuresForwards Al Harrington and Hedo Turkoglu still remain on the Magic’s roster, and team officials have been in no rush to resolve the players’ futures.

But Harrington, 33, and Turkoglu, 34, don’t fit into the team’s long-term plans.

And the team would save money by waiving them outright or by reaching buyout agreements with them.

Only $3.57 million of Harrington’s salary of $7.15 million for the upcoming season is guaranteed, and only $3.8 million of his $7.6 million salary for the 2014-15 season is guaranteed.

Meanwhile, only $6 million of Turkoglu’s $12 million salary for the 2013-14 season is guaranteed.

Team officials are trying to make sure there’s not a worthwhile trade they could swing for Harrington, and they’re also attempting to determine whether Turkoglu’s expiring salary could possibly yield an asset or two before the trade deadline in February.

Still, I’d be surprised if Harrington and Turkoglu are still on the roster when training camp begins.

Osby’s immediate futureThe Magic face an interesting choice with Romero Osby, the 6-foot-8 combo forward the team selected with the 51st pick in last month’s draft.

The team could sign him to a nonguaranteed contract and run the risk that he doesn’t make the team because of its logjam at the forward spots.

Or the team could work out a development plan for Osby with an overseas team and hope that Osby improves in the year ahead. That way, the Magic would retain an asset by keeping his draft rights, and he could potentially be added to their roster in a future season.

Oladipo at point guardThe Magic experimented with playing Oladipo at point guard during the Orlando Pro Summer League, and he will continue to play at that spot at least into the preseason.

Oladipo will be well-served to focus on his ball-handling in the months before camp, because team officials want him to be as versatile as possible. They have no doubts he can defend both guard positions, and if he can handle the ball effectively, he can create matchup problems when he runs the offense.

The $17.8 million exceptionThe Magic still have a $17.8 million trade exception remaining from the Dwight Howard trade, and that exception can be used to facilitate a trade in which the incoming and outgoing salaries don’t match. It can also be used to facilitate a trade between two other teams.

But the exception is scheduled to expire on Aug. 10, the one-year anniversary of the original trade.

The exception likely will expire and go unused, a league source said.

The young playersThe Magic have until Oct. 31 to exercise their third- or fourth-year options on several players’ rookie-scale contracts for the 2014-15 season.

The Magic will exercise their third-year options on small forward Maurice Harkless and power forward Andrew Nicholson. Harkless will be paid about $1.89 million for the 2014-15 season, and Nicholson will be paid about $1.55 million for that season.

The team also will exercise its fourth-year options on center Nik Vucevic and forward Tobias Harris. Vucevic will earn $2.75 million in 2014-15, while Harris will earn $2.38 million that season.

Center Kyle O’Quinn and guard Doron Lamb were second-round picks and are not on rookie-scale deals.

Much ado about nothingOne of the biggest stories of the Magic’s offseason — their supposed interest in trading for Eric Bledsoe — turned out to be badly overplayed.

According to reports on ESPN and on a website called SportsCity, the Magic were ready to send Arron Afflalo to the Los Angeles Clippers for Bledsoe, who was the backup to Chris Paul.

That trade never materialized.

The Clippers, Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks eventually reached a three-team deal that sent J.J. Redick in a sign-and-trade and Jared Dudley to the Clippers, Bledsoe and Caron Butler to the Suns and a pair of future second-round picks to the Bucks.

According to a source familiar with the Magic’s thinking, the Magic weren’t nearly as interested in Bledsoe as the initial reports indicated; although the team thinks Bledsoe has potential, it appears the Magic weren’t convinced that he’ll be an effective starter at point guard.

Maxiell’s thoughtsJason Maxiell met with Magic coach Jacque Vaughn the day before Maxiell signed his free-agent deal with the team.

Maxiell’s first impression of Vaughn closely matched the impression Magic veterans had of Vaughn last season.

“This is going to be a family thing, not just a one-way street with what he’s going to say or how it’s going to be,” Maxiell said. “He’s going to take intake from other coaches and players and listen.”

LayupsFormer Magic player Gustavo Ayón is looking for work. The Bucks waived the 6-foot-10 big man Thursday, a day before his salary of $1.5 million for the upcoming season became guaranteed. . . . A recent ESPN Insider feature ranked the Magic as the Eastern Conference’s 12th-best team heading into the season, ahead of the Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats and Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers will be awful. . . . The NBA’s regular-season schedule could be released before this time next week. . . . With the additions of Maxiell and point guard Ronnie Price, the Magic now have 15 players under contract. That number would drop to 13 if the team waives or buys out Harrington and Turkoglu. . . . Former Magic star Grant Hill, now retired, recently said in an interview on IMG Academy's website he’s considering joining one of the major networks as a basketball analyst.